Team Goal: Successful extraction of Firebase Reactor in trouble Or [this is likely "Gold" challenge setting]

If the goal is reached ally, the community will be rewarded with a pack "Victory".If the team goal is reached, the team will receive a pack "Commendation".

Operation Beachhead will begin the next weekend N7 multiplayer!

Last weekend the community has come together to promote more than 350,000 units on the battlefield, a record! This weekend we once again appeal to our veterans to attack bases and Firebase Reactor Firebase Glacier.

The operation will take place Saturday, April 7 2:00 to 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 9 on Xbox 360 and PC. Unfortunately we can not offer our weekends multiplayer on the PlayStation 3. Sony has not yet approved the transaction.

We continue to work with them to find a compromise, but by that time, Sony does not allow us to organize on PS3 the same challenges as those we offer on Xbox 360 and PC.

*A fan asked what happened to the post with the Operation Beachhead details. And another fan speculated that given concerns people are exploiting (intentionally or accidentally) the system to get multiple free reward packs while others so far haven't received theirs at all, they might skip doing the event this weekend or perhaps even doing events at all until they "fix" the system.

I was alerted to all this yesterday by a post at the U.S. forums pointing out the French announcement by Bioware. But by the time I got home, moderators presumably removed the whole thread at the U.S. forum about it.

What happened with me is that when I was using one character, he had access to the free reward pack and bought it. So I didn't see it on the store list when fiddling with a couple of other characters. Then on the fourth character, the free reward pack was listed in the store again so I got it. So I thought I got two packs, but I guess it's entirely possible I didn't actually receive the first one (though I saw it "opened" on screen and all the goodies in it listed). And I certainly got the N7 sniper rifle from the "first" free reward pack OK.

I realize it's technically based on your login, I'm just saying, when I was fiddling with some characters, the free pack was in the store; when fiddling with others, it wasn't. So I don't really know what's going on or what that indicates.

Apparently there is an exploit that allowed players to gain access to multiple Victory and Commendation packs which caused other players to not receive them at all. That really sucks because I really enjoy these weekend challenges. It's a shame that a few assholes have to ruin fun for all.

Owners of Mass Effect 3 can download the first multiplayer expansion for no additional cost.

The Mass Effect 3 Resurgence Pack adds new unlockable content: deadly weapons, new consumables, and powerful characters for each class in multiplayer, including the Asari Justicar, Batarian, Geth, and Krogan Battlemaster. Additionally, the Mass Effect 3 Resurgence Pack also includes 2 new maps, Firebase Condor and Firebase Hydra.

Download this pack on April 10th and take the battle online in the critically acclaimed Mass Effect 3 multiplayer experience.====================

CHARACTERS

Asari Justicar/Adept Asari are fierce, graceful warriors. They are incredibly powerful natural biotics. The asari excel at hit-and-run tactics that ruthlessly eliminate their opponents from the battlefield.

Krogan Battlemaster/Vanguard Krogan Vanguards are a brutish specimen. These fully mature krogan might be old and slow, but their biotic charge ability makes up for it. Their heavy shields and ability in close makes them a menace on the battlefield.

Batarian Soldier & Sentinel Batarians are large brawlers that use nets and spiked weapons to capture targets… or to bleed them dry on the battlefield. If an opponent gets too close, a Batarian bludgeons them with spiked armor and enforcement gauntlets.===========MAPS • Firebase Condor – A warzone outpost located on one of Palaven’s moons, Firebase Condor represents a crucial asset in the defense of the Turian homeworld, providing the beleaguered turian fleet with a place to refuel and repair. Its loss could grant the Reapers unparalleled access to the Inner Council Theatre.

• Firebase Hydra – Firebase Hydra is located in an old abandoned Quarian colony which humans took over when they originally settled the world of Ontarom. It has since been converted into a massive dam facility which powers the communications hub located at Firebase Dagger and the kinetic barrier which protects it. Without this critical power source, Systems Alliance communications within the entire theatre would go dark.==============WEAPONS• Striker Assault Rifle – Krogan rifle with explosive rounds. Its rate of fire increases when the trigger is held.• Kishock Harpoon Gun – Deadly one-shot batarian weapon. Causes bleed-out or disruption of target.• Geth Plasma SMG – Fully-automatic geth submachine gun. Its rate of fire increases when the trigger is held.

Yeah, they could use some classes with some more original and direct team support abilities. Right now, your main way of using teamwork is shooting at the same thing, and once in a while getting a combo off (Although I have no idea how various combos work).

Edit: After watching the trailer for the DLC again, I noticed that the Asari Justicar has what looks like a shield bubble that provides some damage reduction for your squad. That looks really cool.

Thanks for pointing that out - I forgot to watch the video. That sequence is at about the 45 second mark.

I do remember thinking that the Stasis bubble attack reminded me so much of the force bubble Defender in City of Heroes, except those were defensive. I wonder if these do anything other than provide protection.

The video shows off the new maps quite a bit. They look sweet but maybe I'm just so tired of the existing ones, anything new would look great.

Looking forward to the new classes and maps. I figured we'd see playable Geth at some point, but Batarians? What's next - Volus? You just know the Krogan Battlemaster will be a rare. Time to start saving up credits now.

The only map of the 6 we have now that I don't like is Reactor. Two new ones are very welcome.

Looking forward to the new classes and maps. I figured we'd see playable Geth at some point, but Batarians? What's next - Volus? You just know the Krogan Battlemaster will be a rare. Time to start saving up credits now.

The only map of the 6 we have now that I don't like is Reactor. Two new ones are very welcome.

There was a leaked screenshot I saw of the new classes in the "pack" format and they were all gold, i.e. rare. I really wish they keep the Premium Spectre packs around, but I know they will be gone on Monday.

I really dislike the Reactor map as well. I'm really looking forward to the new maps too.

Quote from: Nonnahob on April 06, 2012, 10:59:17 PM

I still don't have the asari adept... Don't worry though, cause I've got the salarian infiltrator about 15 times. Looking forward to new maps though!

That's funny, because I have the exact opposite issue. I fully unlocked my Asari Adept (I can customize skin tone), but still have yet to unlock the Salarian Infiltrator. I really want the Salarian Infiltrator too since Energy Drain from cloak is uber powerful. Salarian Infiltrator + N7 Valiant Sniper Rifle = Win.

It takes some fiddling to understand how to use it, but ultimately it'll let you sort of export the big .AVI file as a smaller .wmv that's better suited to uploading to YouTube or the like.

*Alternatively, to get around the 30-second free FRAPS' time limit, what I do these days is I use Windows' built-in "Windows Movie Maker" accessory (Programs>Windows Movie Maker; it's not in a Start menu folder per se).

That lets you drag in multiple .AVI files (technically, you have to sort of drag them onto a list in Movie Maker to make them available first), add transitions, credits etc. I find it very fun to use. Then when you're done, it lets you "publish" your movie as an optimized .wmv (Windows Media) file that will be much smaller than if you just published .AVI files. This is how I've done the various "compilations" I've shared at forums here for ME3, Diablo 3 beta, Renegade Ops, Alien Breed and other games.

Movie Maker more importantly makes it easy to edit down footage, so often I'll tweak out the boring parts. It also reminds me often of the late, great (imho), underappreciated The Movies, by Lionhead (2005) in terms of doing film editing.

*If you need any help using either of those programs, PM me and I'll try to walk you through it, and share what settings I've used for export/publishing.

I took a bunch of screen captures from the Resurgence DLC video trailer. Too many for one post, so I'll divvy it up by type (New characters [w/ glimpses of what may be new powers], New Maps, New Weapons):

New Characters:Asari Adept, Krogan Vanguard and Batarian Soldier

Asari Adept casting, we think, a defensive Stasis bubble

Batarian Soldier (might just be a regular melee attack, not sure)

SIGH. The forum just crashed in the middle of my post. Trying to re-do it. Apparently the SQL goes beserk with too many images in one post or something.

So I used Windows Movie Maker and it was pretty easy to put together my fraps clips. I didn't edit them since I wasn't sure how and plus the video was stuttering in WMM which made playback hard to go through. What settings do you use in fraps and what settings do you publish at, Blackjack?

I played a few games of gold level Geth on Firebase White with my brother, friend, and a random player. I played as Salarian Engineer for most of it, and then switched to Asari Adept later. I wish I didn't lose so much FPS when I start recording video. I go from 60 to ~30 or so. I'm not sure if I can adjust some settings to not take such a big performance hit. Anyway, I hope you liked the video!

We got a GTers/pals of GTers group going for a while last night, then the servers seem to go kaput, here on new map Hydra:

Initial impression is Hydra's cool if you want a wider, larger map with more room to maneuver in. On Bronze sometimes it felt too big -- there'd be large areas with simply no enemies in sight. Wasn't a problem on Silver. We had one comical moment where we were battling several Phantoms in one area and seemed to do a round-robin of dying, though we did get through it eventually.

Condor is perhaps busier, and a little less room to maneuver. Takes a while on both to get used to the ammo crates locations. On Condor, there's one that's practically hidden by a large shadow, so it's easy to miss cause you can't easily see it flashing like the others.

Some glimpses of a Batarian (I died often, but at least Spectator mode allows some nice close up screenshots):

CaptainFooze's description of Condor is that "It's like a big doughnut". Which I think is pretty accurate, a small circular map, with a good action spot in the middle.

I prefer Hyrda though. Also did you happen to notice how cool the melee attack is with the Batarian. The animation and sound effects are the best in the game. I think at one point CaptFooze had 25 melee kills in one game last night.

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" And they are a strong and frightening force, impervious to, and immunized against, the feeble lance of mere reason." Isaac Asimov

Also did you happen to notice how cool the melee attack is with the Batarian. The animation and sound effects are the best in the game. I think at one point CaptFooze had 25 melee kills in one game last night.

I smell an incoming Nerf.

I couldn't get the store working last night, hopefully I'll unlock one of the new characters later in the week.

Well it is discouraging playing with Hark and Kato, those guys get so lucky on items in Specter packs!! Hark has the new Geth character and the new SMG, Harpoon gun and the new assault rifle (the Striker?) and Kato got two of the new characters in one pack and also has the Striker. I in the mean time got squadouche on my three attempts at buying stuff other than more upgrades to the Falcon rifle (which is useless), hey how about letting me carry more than 2 rockets at least! Or how about an upgrade to the Carneflex pistol for Shepards sake.

Well it is discouraging playing with Hark and Kato, those guys get so lucky on items in Specter packs!! Hark has the new Geth character and the new SMG, Harpoon gun and the new assault rifle (the Striker?) and Kato got two of the new characters in one pack and also has the Striker. I in the mean time got squadouche on my three attempts at buying stuff other than more upgrades to the Falcon rifle (which is useless), hey how about letting me carry more than 2 rockets at least! Or how about an upgrade to the Carneflex pistol for Shepards sake.

After my 2 next premium specter packs I received, I now have every new character except the Batarian Sentinel. Also the new Geth SMG